Novarly Parcel · Farmland · Massachusetts
Farmland in Essex County, MA
14.3%
prime farmland (USDA)
25.7%
farmland of statewide importance
201k
surveyed acres
Per the USDA soil survey, 14.3% of surveyed land in Essex County carries a prime-farmland designation (including conditional classes such as "prime if drained"), with a further 25.7% classed as farmland of statewide importance. The county's most extensive soil is Freetown muck. Soil quality varies parcel by parcel — check the exact land:
Screening from public USDA and satellite data — not an appraisal, survey, or agronomic assessment.
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Statistics computed from the USDA SSURGO soil survey (Soil Data Access). Screening only — see the farmland report.